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RENOLIT
Solvay industrial foils business integrated
23.05.2006
ASSOCIATIONS
New website dedicated to plastic pipes
19.05.2006
RUSSIA
Double-digit growth for plastic sheet / Market volume nearly 100,000 t / High import ratio
18.05.2006
TRIOPLAST / MADA
Saudi-Swedish joint venture for stretch film
17.05.2006
PVC PROFILE MARKET
European PVC consumption reaches 1.5m t / Market share of plastic windows rises / Wave of concentration weakens after period of consolidation / Strong expansion in the east
25.04.2006
FOOD PACKAGING
European market at EUR 40 bn / Plastics represent 30% globally / Continued growth
21.04.2006
EATON
Synflex acquired from Saint-Gobain
05.04.2006
PROFINE
Expansion in eastern Europe / Improvement at German sites / Trimboard production to US
03.04.2006
PIPE MARKET
China´s large diameter pipe continues boom / EUR 5.4 bn by 2009 / Plastics share growth
28.03.2006
EPS INSULATION
Penoplex plans 90% market share / Berstorff machines increase throughput to 1,000 kg/h
22.03.2006
RENOLIT
EU approves Solvay Industrial Foils deal / Two units to be divested / 300 jobs affected
02.03.2006
TREOFAN
French plant sold to local converter / Shorko subsidiary in Australia sold to private equity
16.02.2006
CABLE INDUSTRY
Number of European players falls / Three producers dominate / Italy largest polymer user
02.02.2006
3M
Film plant for LCD displays in Poland
01.02.2006
GEMPLUS
Merger with Axalto / New company to be called Gemalto / Smart cards market share of 40%
19.01.2006
PLASTIC PIPES
Study on the service life of sewage systems / Plastics seen as the most durable material
05.01.2006
GEMPLUS
Subsidiary has contract for Swedish biometric passports / Production capacity to double
15.12.2005
EUROPEAN WINDOW MARKET
PVC continues to dominate / Overall growth rate of 1.9% / Germany slow, Iberia stronger
15.12.2005
FILMS MARKET
European Commission fines 16 companies EUR 290m / Price fixing for plastic bags
15.12.2005
OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA
Degussa to supply film for 500m Blu-ray discs annually / Multi-million euro project
01.12.2005
PLASTIC PIPES
Modest growth of 2% a year in Europe / Total production of 3m t / Italy now ahead of Germany in volume terms / Overcapacities will lead to further structural change / New AMI market study
22.09.2005
POLYPIPE GROUP
Acquired by US investment firm / Deal valued at GBP 293m / Investment for further growth
22.09.2005
GE PLASTICS
Dr. D. Müller has distribution contract
08.09.2005
PE FILM
UK consumption and imports hit record levels
25.08.2005
PIPELIFE / PANNONPLAST
Pipe specialist buys remaining shares of Pannonpipe / Hungary to focuses packaging
25.08.2005
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